Russian, Azerbaijani Navy to Hold First Ever Joint Drills in Caspian Sea
By Aiswarya Lakshmi
Saturday, May 23, 2015
About 10 Russian and Azerbaijani ships will take part in a joint naval exercise in the Caspian Sea for the first time; RIA Novosti cited the statement of Russia’s Southern Military District.
"The military officials of the countries reached a decision during consultations to hold a joint exercise on the defense of maritime economic infrastructure on September 2015," says the statement.
According to the statement, Caspian Flotilla and ships of Azerbaijan will check the provision of the protection of international maritime security in the Caspian Sea; joint artillery strikes at maritime and air targets, provision of assistance to a wrecked ship, etc.
Russia and China concluded their first-ever joint naval exercise in the Mediterranean Sea just two days ago.